Originally Posted by dyna mo

instead of yammering on trying to make statements about me, you should be making a statement by having a solar rig on your home. I haven't seen one thread by you about wanting to do that while I have seen the ones about expensive energy sapping guitar refriderators and fancy media systems, which don't get me wrong, are fancy. but Elon Musk launched the Powerwall to make a statement, it's not a practical system for anyone but a few.

even in glorious sunny southern california a solar rig is only doing its best ~3 hours a day during ~3 months of the year. that's all. if the Sun is not perfectly perpendicular to the panels it's not performing at its' best. now add in the complete inefficiency solar collection/energy storage it's simply not practical.

but owning a solar rig is a statement. and one you should be making, not discounting because it's not a panacea for you.